CONTENTS IN BRIEF // ? Chemical and Molecular Foundations // 1 Life Begins with Cells 1 // 2 Chemical Foundations 29 // 3 Protein Structure and Function 59 // 4 Basic Molecular Genetic Mechanisms 101 // ? Cell Organization and Biochemistry // 5 Biomembranes and Cell Architecture 147 // 6 Integrating Cells into Tissues 197 // 7 Transport of Ions and Small Molecules // Across Cell Membranes 245 // 8 Cellular Energetics 301 // DU Genetics and Molecular Biology // 9 Molecular Genetic Techniques and Genomics 351 // 10 Molecular Stucture of Genes and // Chromosomes 405 // 11 Transcriptional Control of Gene // Expression 447 // 12 Post-transcriptional Gene Control // and Nuclear Transport 493 // ?? Cell Signaling // 13 Signaling at the Cell Surface 533 // 14 Signaling Pathways That Control Gene Activity 571 // 15 Integration of Signals and Gene Controls 611 // d Membrane Trafficking // 16 Moving Proteins into Membranes and Organelles 657 // 17 Vesicular Traffic, Secretion, and Endocytosis 701 // 18 Metabolism and Movement of Lipids 743 // ?1 Cytoskeleton // 19 Microfilaments and Intermediate // Filaments 779 // 20 Microtubules 817 // HE // 21 Regulating the Eukaryotic Cell Cycle 853 // 22 Cell Birth, Lineage, and Death 899 // 23 Cancer 935 // xiii